Liverpool, 1952. The war is over, but its shadows cling to the cobbled streets like damp fog. Ration books still rule the kitchen table, jazz spills from cellar clubs in Toxteth, and the scars of the Blitz linger on shattered brick and broken lives. Into this uneasy peace steps Detective William Silas Walker,a man whose mind sharpens like a scalpel in the face of murder.When Silas is handed the cold file of the 1949 Cameo Cinema killings,where manager Leonard Thomas and assistant J...

Liverpool, 1952. The war is over, but peace has not returned to the cobbled alleys and rusting docks of the city. Ration books still ration hope. Gas lamps flicker over rain-slicked streets where loyalty is bought with blood and silence is paid for in bullets.When Paddy Wright is found bound, tortured, and executed in a derelict Albert Docks warehouse, Detective William Silas Walker knows this isn't just murder, it's a message. Two days later, the Doyle family's nightclub is riddle...

Detective Silas Walker investigates the meticulously staged murder of Alistair Finch at Liverpool's Albert Dock. What appears to be a botched robbery quickly unravels into a far more sinister conspiracy involving Veridia Corporation, a cutting-edge biotech firm with ties to a shadowy, century-old secret society known as the Oculus. With the help of his loyal partner Harry Coleman, forensic pathologist Sarah Jones, and his archaeologist sister (also named Sarah), Silas uncovers a trail of c...

Liverpool, November 1952.The city still bears the scars of war—bomb sites gape like open wounds, ration books dictate daily life, and the fog rolls in off the Mersey thick with secrets. When Lord Edmund Ashworth, industrialist and MP, is found bludgeoned in his locked study, the case seems closed before it begins: his valet confesses within the hour.But Detective Inspector William "Silas" Walker doesn't believe in easy answers. A quiet man with a chemist's eye and a wartime ...

In the fog-drenched alleys of postwar London and the rain-slicked docks of Liverpool, a killer stalks women who shape reality with their hands seamstresses, typists, clerks. Dubbed "The Serpent" by a terrified press, he leaves behind a single, chilling signature, a coiled serpent with one unblinking eye.Detective Silas Walker a brilliant but socially awkward ex-military intelligence officer with a mind for patterns and a heart scarred by war is pulled into the investigation when th...

In the rain-slicked streets of 1952 Liverpool—still scarred by war, bound by ration books, and lit by flickering gas lamps. Detective William Silas Walker is called to investigate the murder of Arthur Pembleton, a quiet retired librarian found bludgeoned in his meticulously kept home. What appears to be a botched burglary quickly unravels into something far more sinister when Silas notices the broken glass didn't fall the way it should… and the only thing stolen was a decades-old photograp...

Liverpool, 1952. The city still bears the scars of war—bomb sites dot the skyline, ration books linger in coat pockets, and the docks, once the lifeblood of the Empire, fester with corruption. When Thomas Rigsby, the man poised to cleanse the waterfront of its criminal rot, is found murdered in a rain-slicked alley, Detective William Silas Walker is called in. But Rigsby's death is only the beginning. Within forty-eight hours, his entire staff lies dead—each body bearing identical wounds, ...

Liverpool, 1952. The city still bears the scars of war, rubble in the gutters, ration books in every pocket, gas lamps flickering against the fog. But beneath the surface of rebuilding civility, something darker stirs. At O'Malley's Pub, laughter rings a little too loud, the whiskey flows a little too freely, and secrets fester beneath the floorboards.When Janet Moore, a waitress with secrets of her own, is found brutally murdered in a nearby alley, her body marked by twelve precise...

Set in rain-soaked Liverpool, 1952, forensic detective William "Silas" Walker investigates the ritualistic murder of archaeology student Chloe Evans, who is found clutching a forged Mesopotamian cylinder seal in Princess Park. As Silas follows a trail of ancient forgeries, rare pollen from Iraq, and hallucinogenic toxins, the case entangles his own family history—particularly his sister Sarah's past involvement with wealthy antiquities collector Alistair Finch. With the help of his loyal p...

Chicago, 1929. The city is a tinderbox, and two rival gangs just lit a match.The Shamrock Crew, led by a charismatic Irish brawler, and The Lupi, a disciplined Sicilian outfit, have coexisted in a tense peace. That peace shatters in a single, bloody night when a botched hijacking sparks an all-out war. The first casualties aren't gangsters; they are eight innocent people caught in a crossfire at a neighborhood social club.The city is paralyzed. The police are outgunned and ...

Chicago, 1929. On the South Side, justice isn't blind—it's for sale.When four seemingly unconnected members of a South Side bootlegging mob are murdered in a single, bloody week, the city barely notices. Another gangland purge. But for Fletcher "Fletch" McGregor, the timing is too perfect, the methods too clinical. Drawn into the case by a anonymous tip, he quickly realizes these aren't random killings. They are executions.Teaming up once more with Eleanor "Nora" Sharpe, wh...

Chicago, 1928. The gin is cold, the jazz is hot, and the corruption runs deep.When powerful Alderman Lucius Whitlock is found dead in his opulent study, a single, cryptic ledger left on his desk, the city holds its breath. The official story is a heart attack. But everyone with a stake in the Windy City's underworld knows a hit when they see one.Fletcher McGregor, a former Pinkerton detective whose principles cost him his career, is pulled into the investigation. Hired by a...